electric fan conversion

The lower mounts are getting hard to find, to say the least. A "shade tree" fix that would work is to use a 3-4"(long enough to fit inside lower core support) piece of 5/8 or 3/4" heater hose and slit one side so the HH will grip the lower radiator "rail", then set the radiator with the heater hoses attached into the original lower radiator mounts. Doing this will also raise the radiator a bit and possibly help with the upper mount looseness, but will really help with having an extra "cushion" for the bottom mounting rails.  IIRC, Before I bent my upper mounts(it doesn't take much), my Champion radiator was loose as well. My Champion radiator's installed height is just about even/level with my core support using just the original stock lower radiator insulators. This pic may be helpful showing how much I bent my upper brackets to fit radiator, you can still see the original mounting holes in this bracket before I welded the hole up, I moved the brackets forward on the core support about 1/2-3/4".   

Edited by aquartlow - 20-June-2017 at 1:07AM

What about the rubber isolators?

Edited by BackInBlack - 20-June-2017 at 12:13AM

Now I have the 97 cougar fan installed with 2 speed controller. Noticed my radiator has small leak so bought that 3 core champion radiator....

Radiator basically fits except it's loose in the mounts.

What rubber isolators or brackets dud you use to hold the champion radiator?

wow!!!
you werent kidding...i think i may have to gather up all my parts for this mod and just wait till i get down to florida to hit you up for some electrical teaching lessons.

Edited by gnrlee01 - 05-October-2016 at 12:02PM

yeah, do you have any specific part info, like from what year/make/model of vehicle any donor parts came from and/or any part numbers that you had to get for new parts? any pics on what got wired and into where?
wiring is like greek to me...

Thank you John, for mentioning me/my ride .  Gnrlee01,  I will say I would definitely do the conversion again, but there is a good bit of work involved (to do it correctly and not have any continuing issues) for a successful and reliable install. A large case 130amp 3G alternator is 1st on the list, a dual electric fan assembly is really a must with a vehicle with A/C and/or living in any southern state to get the most cooling fan CFM, HD relays, adjustable fan controllers, wiring-LOTS OF WIRING, are just a few things to deal with. A few things I have noticed is how much faster engine "spool-up" is, the 1-2 gain in mpg and how cold my A/C is now(just can't drive a bunch in central Fl. without A/C). 

Edited by aquartlow - 05-October-2016 at 12:05AM

i see you all are running smallblocks on this thread. is anyone here running a 460 or bigger and is in a constantly hotter climate area, like florida or anywhere down south? if so, what all did you use to achieve the electric fan conversion and what should i begin looking for?

Those mark8 fans really do fit well on these torinos, almost like they were designed for the car.

Edited by BackInBlack - 03-August-2016 at 4:07PM

Yeah...im coming to that same conclusion.

Russ,

They have motors available for the '96 and earlier 2-speed Mark VIII fan but not the higher 2-speed fans that went on a '97 or '98, just an FYI. The closest single electric fan to a Mark VIII fan is one that fits a '94-'97 T-bird/Cougar, it is a 2-speed unit with about an 18" fan blade. Here is some useful info that may clear up a few things:

FOUR SEASONS 75717 fan motor is available at Rockauto for under $63   controllers are available from $13 - $30

When I get up to see the guy who has the 2 MK VIIIs if I pick up one fan for me I can certainly pick up the other fan too and ship it. he is asking $150 Canadian for the fan, that's about $120 USD (but of course I'll try and work him down from that price.)

Cool...share some pics :-)

Couldn't find the pictures last night and I could have sworn I took some of the fan setup.  I have an exterior picture of the car but noting else.  His name was Jim Batie.  From Washington state.  Used a 92-97 CV/GM/TC fan.  No trimming of your original shroud.  It fits right in the opening and he attached it to the shroud with 6 or 8 rivets or bolts.